“Our results show that around half of the young people we studied spend so much time on the net that it has negative consequences for the rest of their lives.

“When people come offline, they suffer increased negative mood—just like people coming off illegal drugs like ecstasy. These initial results, and related studies of brain function, suggest that there are some nasty surprises lurking on the net for people’s wellbeing.”

Last year, the latest version of the DSM—the diagnostic manual that catalogues mental health disorders—added “Internet-use disorder” as a condition for “further study,” according to Slate.

For years experts have tried to kill our fun by setting out to prove the Internet is bad for us. Therefore, I offer a few solutions to ameliorate the Web’s inherent ills:

Do something in real life. After a particularly long online browsing sessions, do something productive offline. Go for a walk outside. C’mon, stop laughing. Seriously, go for a walk.

Diagnose yourself. Scope out NetAddiction.com to learn whether you’re showing signs of Internet addiction with this test. For example, “How often do you try to hide how long you've been online?” Apparently that’s not OK.